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Most polluted cities in Jeollanam-do, South Korea

16 measured cities, last 30 days; 16 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Hwasun at 287.9 µg/m³, #2 in the world.

Gyeongsangbuk-do: 16 measured citiesJeollanam-do: 16 measured citiesGwangju: 2 measured citiesGyeongsangnam-do: 13 measured citiesJeollabuk-do: 13 measured cities#16 Yeosu: 23.6 µg/m³#15 Kwangyang: 24.6 µg/m³#14 Suncheon: 39.1 µg/m³#13 Gwangyang: 43.6 µg/m³#12 Jangseong: 50.3 µg/m³#11 Yeongam: 52.1 µg/m³#10 Kurye: 64.5 µg/m³#9 Sinan: 67.9 µg/m³#8 Naju: 70.4 µg/m³#7 Boseong: 79.6 µg/m³#6 Haenam: 81.9 µg/m³#5 Muan: 89.6 µg/m³#4 Jangheung: 92.0 µg/m³#3 Yeonggwang: 96.2 µg/m³#2 Mokpo: 127.0 µg/m³#1 Hwasun: 287.9 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Hwasun 287.9 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every measured city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Hwasun 10
  2. 2Mokpo 10
  3. 3Yeonggwang 10
  4. 4Jangheung 10
  5. 5Muan 10
  6. 6Haenam 10
  7. 7Boseong 10
  8. 8Naju 9
  9. 9Sinan 9
  10. 10Kurye 9
  11. 11Yeongam 6
  12. 12Jangseong 6
  13. 13Gwangyang 5
  14. 14Suncheon 4
  15. 15Kwangyang 3
  16. 16Yeosu 3
Low1–3
Moderate4–6
High7–9
Very high10

The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (1 to 10), PM2.5 bands. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC, smogrank.com/kr/region/jeollanam-do?w=30d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the UK DAQI PM2.5 sub-index.